Middleton St George Parish Council by-election to be held

A by-election is to be held to elect a new member of Middleton St George Parish Council following notice of a vacancy published in February.

Two candidates are set to stand for election to the parish council – Alan James Blacklee and Alex Sinski.

The by-election will take place on Thursday 3 May. Many other councils will be holding Local Government Elections on this date, but this will be the sole election in Darlington on this date.

Full details can be found on the Council’s website at:

http://www.darlington.gov.uk/your-council/democracy/elections-and-electoral-registration/current-and-future-elections/middleton-st-george-parish-by-election-thursday,-3-may-2018/

Alternatively, you can call Darlington Borough Council’s Electoral Services team on 01325 406444.

If you have not already registered you cannot vote in the election.

However, if you want to ensure you can vote in future elections, it’s easy to do and only takes a few minutes online – just log onto the website at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.